
Archive for May, 2009

SENZ Mini Storm Umbrella
What is worse than a rainy day just as you’re getting ready for a night out?
…A rainy and windy day.
What is worse than a rainy and windy day when you need to walk for 20 minutes in a business suit from your car to the subway station?
…A flipped umbrella.
I get quite annoyed with the traditional umbrellas during a rainy and windy day because it tends to flip on me as I struggle to shield the rain and keep my umbrella intact.
You can view a previous post to see how we really feel.
Here is where the SENZ Mini Storm Umbrella comes in quite handy. Read more »

blik. Wall Graphics
From the last couple of home décor trade shows we’ve attended, it seems like there’s a huge inclination towards self-adhesive wall decals. For the most part, they’re just large stickers that you can stick onto your walls, cars, appliances etc. and can be removed easily and replaced whenever you desire. One of our favourites is blik, winner of an I.D. Magazine award for their surface graphics. Read more »

11- The Beautiful Game
Remember the days of our youth when the ‘thing to do’ was to head over to a friend’s place or the local gaming establishment to challenge one another in a good game of fooseball? GRO Design (a European creative design team) and TIM modelmakers (out of the Netherlands) have teamed up to bring to us the ultimate concept football table known as 11 to help us re-live those cherished memories. Read more »

Exercising While You Work
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Ask any full-time working person what their main complaints of their job are and the most consistent answer that you’ll probably arrive at would be the lack of personal time. Coincidentally (or not) that response just so happens to be the most common excuse that people have for not exercising. Like all hardworking citizens, we at Vidafine run into these same predicaments day in and day out. So it’s much to our delight that when we came across ErgoErgo, we seemed to have found a solution to this common problem. Read more »

5 minute ice cream
In the middle of May, it’s 30 degrees Celsius in Toronto today! Instead of bracing the expected line ups at your local ice cream parlour, how about making some of your own for this momentous occasion? I came across this simple and easy recipe for those who are looking to embrace this nice weather with a delicious bowl of ice cream. Read more »

myDotDrops.
The summer season is fast approaching. I wouldn’t doubt that most of you have been co-ordinating your social calenders these past several weeks. Any plans for travel? For those of us lucky enough to fly across the world I suggest going to myDotDrops for a glimpse of what they have to offer. Read more »

Stadtistik

As boring as city statistics has been, it seems as though Martin Oberhäuser has made it fun, well not really. But at least least he’s made it extremely functional and visually appealing. Stadtistika outlines various miscellaneous urban life statistics revolving around the ten largest cities in Germany. Read more »

Dell designs Della for Women
In an increasingly fierce PC market, a world of change has erupted at Dell. No longer are they going to be selling solely online, they have also begun selling into the reseller channels and are venturing off into new territory. Likewise, their marketing efforts are also being re-directed to women specifically with the creation of a sub-brand known as Della. Della, is a new microsite created by Dell targeting specifically female computer users featuring some of the latest computer products for the female masses. Read more »





























